ClickThruSplashScreen–GuideOpentheFlashtemplatefile“SplashScreen_PcMac.fla”inFlashProfessional8.0

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(AllActionScriptcodeisincludedintheFlashflafile)

Inthistemplatethechangestobemadearefor:

1. Theleftbookgraphics,2. Bookthumbnails,3. Title

4. Footerlinks.

D. BookGraphics

C. BookThumbnails&buttons

A. Title

F. Footerlinks

EditTitle:

• SelecttheTitlebox,rightmouseclick&select‘EditinPlace’fromthemenu.• Selectthe‘TextTool’fromTools&clicktheTitleboxtoeditthetext.

• Editthetextandclickon‘Scene1’toviewinstagemode.

ChangingLeftbookgraphics:

a. Selecttheleftbookgraphics,rightmouseclick&select‘EditSelected’fromthemenu.

b. Identifythex&ycoordinatesoftheselectedgraphics.E.g.(x=3.1&y=112.6)c. Drag&dropthenewleftgraphicsfromtheLibrary.d. Deletethegraphicswhichhastobereplacedwiththenewone.

e. Selectthenewgraphics&enterthenew(x&y)coordinatesinthe‘Properties’window.

Changingbookthumbnailgraphics:

a. Selectthethumbnailgraphics,rightmouseclick&select‘EditinPlace’fromthemenu.b. Identifythex&ycoordinatesoftheselectedgraphics.E.g.(x=0&y=0)

c. Drag&dropthenewleftgraphicsfromtheLibrary.d. Deletethegraphicswhichhastobereplacedwiththenewone.e. Selectthenewgraphics&enterthenew(x&y)coordinatesinthe‘Properties’window.

f. Changeallbookthumbnailsfollowingtheprocess(a)through(e).

Changingclosebuttontext:(Ifsplashistargetedfornon‐Englishtitle)

a. Selectthe‘Close’buttongraphics,rightmouseclick&select‘EditinPlace’fromthemenu.b. Clickon‘Over’intheTimelinewindow.

c. SelecttheTextbox‘Close’d. Selectthe‘TextTool’fromTools&clicktheTitleboxtoeditthetext.e. EdittheText(makesurethetextcolorisRED)

f. Clickon‘Down’intheTimelinewindow.g. EdittheText(makesurethetextcolorisGREEN)h. Clickon‘Scene1’toviewinstagemode.

Changingfootertext(Ifsplashistargetedfornon‐Englishtitle)

a. Selectthe‘LegalNotice’buttongraphics,rightmouseclick&select‘EditinPlace’fromthemenu.

b. Clickon‘Up’intheTimelinewindow.c. SelecttheTextbox‘LegalNotice’d. Selectthe‘TextTool’fromTools&clicktheTitleboxtoeditthetext.

e. EdittheText(makesurethetextcolorisWHITE)f. Clickon‘Over’intheTimelinewindow.g. EdittheText(makesurethetextcolorisRED)

h. Clickon‘Down’intheTimelinewindow.i. EdittheText(makesurethetextcolorisGREEN)j. Clickon‘Scene1’toviewinstagemode.

k. Changeallfooterbuttontextfollowingtheprocess(a)through(j).l. NOTE:SIMILARPROCESSFORTEXTBUTTONSBELOWTHEEBOOKTHUMBNAILS

FlashActionScriptsActionScriptforebookthumbnails

a. SelectthethumbnailgraphicsandActionsfromWindowsMenu.

b. ActionScriptcodeshouldlookasthescreencapturegraphics.c. TheonlydifferenceincodeforseparateebookthumbnailsareblockedinREDBOX

EbookThumbnail1 EbookThumbnail2 EbookThumbnail3 EbookThumbnail4fscommand("exec", "gr01.exe"); fscommand("exec", "gr01.app");

fscommand("exec", "gr02.exe"); fscommand("exec", "gr02.app");

fscommand("exec", "gr03.exe"); fscommand("exec", "gr03.app");

fscommand("exec", "gr04.exe"); fscommand("exec", "gr04.app");

d. Thethumbnailbutton&theTextbuttonbelowthethumbnailshouldhavesamecode.e. PleaserefertoClickThruGuidefordetailsabout‘gr01.exethroughgr04.exe&gr01.appto

gr04.app’

ActionScriptforclosebutton

a. ActionScriptcodeshouldlookasthescreencapturegraphics.

ActionScriptforLegalNoticebutton

a. ActionScriptcodeshouldlookasthescreencapturegraphics.

ActionScriptforPrivacyPolicybutton

on(release){

getURL("http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PSZcBk","_blank");

}

ActionScriptforPermissionsbutton

on(release){

getURL("http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PSZ19s","_blank");

}

CreatingProjectorfileexe&appOncealleditshasbeenmade.

a. Clickon‘FileMenu’&select‘PublishSettings…’

b. Check‘WindowsProjector(.exe)’c. Clickon‘Publishbutton’.d. Thiswillcreatea‘SplashScreen_PcMac.exe’inPC

e. ThesameprocesshastobedoneinMACf. Thiswillcreatea‘SplashScreen_PcMac.app’inPCg. RenamethePCprojectorto‘Start.exe’&MACprojectorto‘Start.app’.

h. Start.exe&Start.appisreadytobeusedforSplashScreen.